News of dead prairie dogs found in traps by Santa Fe Place mall is a really big issue, bigger than most might think. These incidents are regrettable reflections of general human attitudes and conduct in the face of a mounting environmental catastrophe placing us at the center of decision-making that will affect the outcome of all life on Earth.
Prairie dogs are native wildlife, and wildlife populations are in steep decline as a swollen and increasing human population wreaks havoc on the planet’s life-supporting ecosystems. Here in the Southwest, our megadrought (directly linked to anthropogenic climate change) has forced some state agencies charged with managing wildlife to deliver water to animals for use at remote, artificial watering holes. A slump in deer survival rates prompted the Utah Wildlife Board…
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Exposing the Big Game 